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held up, and the roller fbresail could be used to shift 
berth, a cross yoke being put on the rudder head in- 
stead of the tiller, the hoisting) staying and sail setting 
can be done inside the teilt, alid the anchor tripped up 
to the stem, as all the ropes lead in under the fore 
end of the tent to the cleats at fore end of the well, 
and the side doors would be used for look, out and 
working, perhaps for paddling. Of course this would 
only be done in moderate weather, but it might be raiii- 
ing hard, in wliich case it would be a great comfort not 
to get the well and gear wet in the middle of the night. 
As those know who have done much canoe camping on 
lakes or estuaries, a night shift of berth is by no means 
an uncommon occurrence; the snug berth under the 
lee of an island on a large loch enjoyed during the 
evening in quiet, may in the early hours of morning be 
turned by a shift of wind into a dangerous berth necessi- 
tating an immediate move. 
In this connection the fly sheet over the lowered mast 
plays a very important part. If the shift is likely to be 
a difficult job, and action is taken in good time, and 
rain is pouring down, the first thing to do is to bag 
and stow all the bed gear and other things in the canoe; 
dress in rain suit, and then proceed to strike and stow 
the tent; all this is done under shelter of the fly sheet. 
Then the work of stowing the fly sheet, the crutch, the 
lamp, etc., and setting up the mast is, as the novels 
say, the work of a moment. But on a dark, wet, and 
windy night the success of this stowage depends on all 
fittings having been well planned and no lashing to 
undo. 
Turning now to the drawings, Fig. i shows pract^i- 
cally a longitudinal section of the Nautilus, one of the 
R. C. C. sailing canoe class. In such a sketch, which 
is mainly intended to show general principles rather 
than detail, it is difficult to keep detail from becoming 
confusing, except to experts. In the rigging portion 
only the bare spars and the forestay are shown, but all 
the gear, shrouds, etc., would just be held in position 
by a tyer put around all half way between the taber- 
nacle and the crutch. Fig. 2 shows the tabernacle: 
A is a birdseye view showing how the spinnaker boom- 
sits on one side to allow lowering of the mast; the 
locking heel bolt of the mast is put there to ease the 
strain on the stay or in case of accident to the stay 
when sailing. The tabernacle is merely a three-side 
and open fore-side box, strengthened with internal 
block pieces at deck and heel, and with brass plates at 
top and at deck for trunnion and bolt respectively. 
When lowered to and beyond the position shown in the 
drawing, the trunnion bolt has a lateral play allowed 
so that the mast and all spars and gear lie down to 
deck at an angle of about 10 to 12 degrees; the object 
of this is to give working room in the cockpit for 
paddling or for fishing. The crutch. Fig. 3, is a brass 
jaw fitted to a flat sectioned spar just of a size to fit 
into the rudder case, with a pair of shoulders to take 
the deck edge of the case; it is set up by a guy and 
small tackle to an eye bolt on the taft'rail. The tent 
ridge rope hooks on to a flange eye of the jaws. The 
lamp staf? ships into brass or leather sockets, as shown; 
the staff and ring being the fishing landing net handle 
and collapsible ring. The lamp is the ordinary boat 
lamp, the lower part of which, shaded black, contains 
the green and red glasses for sailing lights. An all- 
round white light is enough to show in mo'st places, 
but in navigating the lower Thames, o;r any much fre- 
quented water, it is better to keep the lamp below deck, 
and to exhibit the proper colored light by hand in due 
time. 
Various fabrics for tents have been tried for years 
past, each of which, while new, has been satisfactory;, 
but undoubtedly the medium union silk tent of this 
year, 1903, appears to give the best results, especially 
in its non-wetable quality, Green Willesden canvas 
has been tried, but it is heavy; the green color is very 
pleasant when the sun comes out bright and hot in 
early morning, but we have- had but little of that state 
of things this year. Once it gets wet through, the 
canvas takes a long time to dry, and when wet it is 
hard and heavy. Fig. 4 shows the tent, as to its seams, 
from a port corner or quarter view. The roof is pref- 
erably of much stouter stuff than the walls. A dressed 
rope is sewn along the roof ridge, and it is fitted with 
a large brass snaphook at fore end, to snap on to the 
boom gooseneck pin (see Fig. 2); the after end is a 
plain hook to hook into the flange eye of the crutch 
jaws. The bottom edge, all round, has a curtain flap, 
A, about 3in. of light union, to lie on the deck, and 
prevent drafts and splashing. The four transverse 
broken lines B across at the lower edge of roof repre- 
sent wood or bamboo stretchers, shown out at B2; 
these are fitted with a round headed brass screw in each 
end, which ships into an eyelet hole sewn in the broad 
hem (see Fig. i). The door cui'tain travels by rings 
on a brass wire, within a doubled wall edge or tabling, 
a bamboo spreader, with a brass eye at each end, being 
let into a broad hem or pocket at the bottom of the 
door curtain, keeps it steady .and ' stretched; the door 
can be tied up or down. 
The window shown 'in Fig:- S/sni C in Fig. 4, is a 
triangular cut in the -rear wall; wi'th a tabled edge. To 
the sides is sewn a window cover of ridge triangular 
f6rm, with a rope becket at its point and a hook at 
its_ top. A shows it hooked open; B shows it down for 
riih, yet ventilating; C the same but a side view, and 
there' can be a hook at side as in B for hooking the 
.window' close on a stormy night. A small bamboo 
strut - is generafl}'- used with the becket to stand the 
cover out, as m C.. The window must be in the position 
shown in Fig. 4, because if it were put above the 
stretcher it would fiaVe to be in the middle and would 
conie against the- crutch spur; and it would be too 
high for- convenient Took out. The lamp can be un- 
shipped .by hand via the window, but a more convenient 
■way is to uh. ship, say, the port end of the after spreader 
and the "port aft corner deck hook, and stand up through 
the' dtjor, the after-part of the tent beifig partially col- 
lapsed. A window of similar build, but smaller, can be 
fitted in the fore end; but it is not necessary and gives 
a bad draft to the lamp in the cooking basket, which 
stands over the center plate. , . < 
AVith regard to the boat, it would certainly surprise 
any man who has not tried one to see what a comfort- 
able amount of personal space aiid gear stowage there 
is in one of these Royal C. C. canoes. In Fig. i, AA 
is the after watertight locker, bulkheaded off from the 
"well," and only divided in its after part by the rudder 
case. The hatchway thereto, shown dotted, forms a 
seat, convenient for changing clothes, and is, of course, 
within the tent. The "well" extends from that aft 
bulkhead to the forward bulkhead, which supports the 
centerboard case and a bucket well, or troughed deck, 
in which the two fore hatchways are fitted, one on each 
side of this slanting well. The fore compartment B 
extends from the fore bulkhead to the stem, and it is 
only partly interfered with by the center plate case and 
the mast case. The small hatch in the deck just for- 
ward of the mast is for putting the hook of the slings 
into the eye bolt in the keel, the other slinging eye 
bolt being at aft end of well, close to the bulkhead. 
Canoes so fitted can be hung on the ordinary yacht's 
davits by a short sling of rope and hook to come above 
deck and take the ordinary davit tackle, or they can be 
slung by a wire rope sling with ring amidships and 
fore end led through well hatch and hooked or 
shackled to the two keel eyebolts. This form of sling- 
can be put on in a few moments when afloat alongside 
a steamer or a railway pier; provided, of course, that 
the bolts are in the keel and the slings have been pro- 
vided and are in the boat. In slinging for a steameir 
or raihvay crane hoist, it is best to have the mast up 
and the center plate down, that is, until just landing 
on deck of steamer or into truck; it keeps the canoe 
steady upright. By the way, the slings should be tested 
to nearly double the weight of canoe and man before 
using, because the crane men are apt to give such a 
terribly sudden jerk in lifting. 
One word, perhaps, is necessary as to setting the 
tent when afloat. The ridge is snaphooked to the mast 
gooseneck pin and to the crutch and then set taut; 
one side is then fastened down to the deck, then the 
other side, and after that the roof spreaders are put in. 
With a plain center plate it is advisable to keep it down 
all flight, a tent of the size shown holds a lot of wind 
when struck abeam; but with a bulb keel, if there is 
any question as to available depth of water, the bulb 
can safely be kept just below the canoe's keel, but 
ready to be lowered away if a squall strikes her. The 
spars, mast and all, are hollow built, and though some- 
what large in appearance, they are extremely light. 
She sets, with the cruising rig shown, a gaff mainsail 
of 84 sq. ft., clutch roller reefing, and a roller foresail 
of about 30ft. Such an amount of sail will be, and has 
been, found ample for any open water or large loch 
cruising; indeed, it would be too much but for the 
heavy bulb on the center plate, that is, when cruising 
in the vicinity of high land. 
The rudder can be lifted entirely through the boat; 
but when it is up the canoe will not lie so quietly arid 
will sheer badly, except in some conditions of tide 
and wind, so it is necessary to use the rudder in differ- 
ent ways even when at anchor. The rudder mechanism 
was fully described, with drawings, in the Field of Jan. 
3 of this year, and the roller reefing gear was described 
on March 14; since then it has been tested in every con- 
dition of wind and sea, and has thus far been faultless. 
The tent above dscribed was made by Jackson, the 
sailmaker, of Norwich, from large scale drawings, and, 
of course, to fit my boat; but as the R. C. C. class boats 
are so much alike the same drawings would suit any 
boat in the class, and Jackson has permission to repro; 
duce the tent for any one. The scale on this drawing 
will give the governing size, but the detail of make is 
too voluminous to attach to a mere descriptive draw- 
ing. Many little fittings have, since the tent was first 
tried in the spring, been put on with intention of bet- 
tering; one, for instance, is that the four-corner deck 
fastenings are effected with small brass coil springs, 
Woodnutt's, so that wet or dry, there is always sufficient 
tension to keep a taut wall, and a small pull on the after 
guy tackle sets all up rigidly. 
The internal fittings, the bed, the mode of stowing 
stores and clothes are, of course, all the result of 
lengthy experience, but that they suit one man is no 
certainty that they will suit others. One main difficulty 
is carrying and keeping good water. Tanks prove ex- 
pensive, a great trouble carrying on shore, to fill, to 
stow, to draw water from, and to clean. So I have used 
lately only tin cans with screw tops and washers. Then 
there is the trouble of an effective yet safe cabin lamp; 
a dull oil lamp is miserable, and generally stinks; stow- 
ing oil is a trouble, and sure to be leaking. The boat 
lamp burns Sera wax, nice, clean stuff to stow, but 
thus far not used often enough to report upon. Many 
men recommend acetylene for all lamps, but questions 
arise, has it been tried inside a tent? and what risk 
of a blow up, also as to smells. Acetylene gas cer- 
tainly gives a magnificent light in bicycle and motor 
car lamps. However, the yacht pattern of spring candle 
lamp takes a lot of beating. 
These points, though interesting, are mere questions 
of comfort, and are quite secondary to the first wants, 
viz., an efficient boat fitted with a reliable tent, and as 
much solid camp comfort as can be got in so small a 
craft as a sailing canoe, W. Baden-Powell. 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
The annual election of officers of the New York C. C. 
and its general meeting took place at the Arena, West 
Thirty-first street, on Thursday evening, December 10, 
with the following result: President, Woolsey Carmalt; 
Secretary, Ashley Bigelow, 100 East Seventeenth street; 
Treasurer, Robert S. Hawthorne; Captain, John R. 
Brophy; Mate, William Yelland, Jr.; Trustees— Richard 
S. Foster, Elbert A. Bennett, Louis S. Tieman; Auditing 
Committee—Daniel B. Goodsell, Frank C. Hoyt. The 
club, now in its thirty-third year, has just closed one of 
its most successful seasons from the point of view of 
both racing and cruising. Its members cruised on the 
Delaware, the Millstdne, and St. Lawrence rivers, in 
northern Canada, the Shrewsbury and other localities ; 
eleven rnembers attended the annual camp of the A. C. A. 
at Siigar Island, and, incidentally, won a number of races, 
while the club took an active part in the races of the 
GraVfeSehd Bay Yacht Rdcing Association as well. Plans 
are Under way for extensive improvements to the club's 
property, foot of Ha r way avenue, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, 
on Gravesend Bay, and the members can confidently look 
forward, under the present conditions, to another banner 
year. 
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Henry Stanton, Commodore of the American Canoe 
Association in 1890, and, as such, in command Of the 
splendid camp at Jessup's Neck, Peconic Bav, in August 
of that year— the largest in the Association's history- 
died at the Hotel St. Andrew, New York, on Saturday, 
December 5, 1903, in the sixtieth year of his age. Mr. 
Stanton joined the Knickerbocker Canoe Club in 1885, 
and was at different times its secretary and commodore 
He was also Vice-Commodore of the Atlantic Division in 
1889, and organizer and one of three members of the 
famed "I. C. A." His many old friends in the A. C. A. 
will sincerely mourn for him, and with his widow in the 
sad loss she has sustained. ' ' ■ 
Fiztafes. . . 
Dec. 25.— Utica, N. Y.— All-day shoot of the Riverside Gun 
Club. E. J. Loughlin, Sec'y. 
Dec. 28-31.— St. Joseph, Mo.— Pirst annual Interstate tourna- 
nient. Managers, F. B. Cunningham, St. Joseph, and Chris. 
GoUlieb, Kansas City. 
1904. 
Jan. 1.— Indianapolis, Ind., Gun Club amateur tournament and 
contest for English Hotel cup; Fred Erb, Jr. (holder), against 
Ed Voris. Jas. W. Bell ,Sec'y. 
Jan. 1.— Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Gun Club second annual tourna- 
ment. A. J. Du Bois, Sec'y. 
.Ian. 12-16.— Hamilton, Ont., Gun Club tournament. 
Jan. 18-23.— Brenham, Tex.— Sunny South Handicap. 
• Feb. 22.— Lexington Ky.— Jefferson County Gun Club. 
Feb. 23-26.— West Baden, Ind.— Colonial Handicap. Targets 
and pigeons. Open. |500 guaranteed. John L. Winston, Mgr. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
For the Phellis trophyj the Urban, O., Gun 'Club has challenged 
the Cincinnati Gun Club to a team contest to be held on Dec. 30. 
■ 
The many experts, shooters and missionaries, of the Win- 
chester Repeating Arms Co., were visitors in New York several 
days last week, under the able leadership of Mr. Irby Bennett. 
« 
In the. championship shoot of the Highland Gun Club, German- 
town, Pa., held at Gorgas Station, Messrs. Myers and Harper 
tied on 17 out of 25. In the shoot-off Harper won by a score of 
11 to 7. 
The Franciolo cup will be shot for by the members of the 
Sheepshead Bay, L. I., Gun Club, on Dec. 25. The Ira McKane 
medal for 1904 is for six competitions at the monthly shoots of 
the club, and the member who wins it the most times becomes 
the owner. 
Mr. C. G. Grubb writes us that "all gun clubs in western Penn- 
sylvania are requested to have one or more representatives present 
at the annual meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' 
League, to be held at the office of the Sportsmen's Supply Co., G23 
Sraithfield street, Pittsburg, Dec. 29, 1903, at 1 P. M." 
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On Jan. 1, on the grounds of the Indianapolis, Ind., Gun Club, 
a match has been fixed to take place between Mr. Ed. Voris, of 
Crawfordsville, Ind., and Mr. Fred Erb, of Indianapolis. Some 
other interesting open events have been arranged by the club 
to take place on that day. 
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Mr. J. G. Ewing, of the Dupont Company, Wilmington, Del,, 
writes us as follows: "We are sorry to announce that the entire 
issue of Dupont calendars has been exhausted. There has been 
such an enormous demand for these that we will have to refuse 
any further applications, no matter how much money is inclosed 
for a calendar." 
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The Brooklyn, L. I., Gun Club will hold a shoot on Jan. 1, 
commencing at 1 o'clock. The grounds are situate on Kaiser's 
Farm, Old Mill Road. Take Kings County Elevated to Crescent 
street Station. Mr. John S. Wright will manage in his usual 
energetic form. The club will also hold a shoot on Christmas 
Day. 
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In a contest at 100 live birds between Messrs. A. A. Felix, of 
Philadelphia, and A. J. Miller, of Camden, for 5100 a side, at the 
Point Breeze race track, near Philadelphia, Dec. 19, the result 
was a tie on 83. Neither was in his usual good form. As a result 
ot a contest resulting in a number of exceptionally perfect goose 
eggs, Messrs. A. J. Miller and John Motris contemplate a match 
at 100 live birds on Jan. 2, said to be for $200 a side. 
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The programme of the Indianapolis Gun Club amateur tournament, 
fixed to be held on Jan. 1, provides ten events of 10 targets each, $1 
entrance. The purses are to be divided 30, 30, 20 and 20 per cent. 
Targets, 2 cents. Contestants may shoot for targets only. Shoot- 
ing commences at 10 o'clock. Turkey dinner. The English Hotel 
cup contest, 100 targets, Fred Erb, Jr. (holder), Lafayette, Ind., 
against Ed Voris, Crawfordsville, Ind., will be an interesting 
feature. Reduced railroad rates. 
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The first annual Interstate midwinter tournament, to be held 
at St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 28-31, provides twelve events on the 
first day, eight at 15 and four at 20 targets, ?1.50 and $2 entrance, 
$5 added to each event. On the second day, there are nine events 
at 15 and 20 targets, and a five-man team target race. " On the 
third day the first annual midwinter handicap at 25 live birds, $20 
entrance, handicaps 27 to 33yds., will be shot. The Wyeth chal- 
lenge trophy goes to the winner. The fourth day's programme is 
a five-man team race at live birds. The managers are Messrs. F. 
B. Cunningham and Chris. Gottlieb, 
